New pocket park planned for downtown Troy

By Record Staff

Friday, June 28, 2013

TROY -- A new pocket park will be built in the area between Riverfront Park and River Street after the Troy Industrial Development Authority selected architecture+ to design it, according to a press release.

The park will serve as a link between the park and River Street and transform the use of the current plot of land as a parking lot to a park.

Michael Bergen, principal of architecture+, described what type of role the small park could play in the come-back of the city.

"This small park has the opportunity to serve a major role in the resurgence of downtown Troy," Bergen said in a statement. "There are so many positive changes happening along the Hudson River and along River Street. The link that this park will provide between the two areas will encourage visitors and residents to explore and spend even more time enjoying Troy."